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1943 Map of Saddle Butte

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Saddle Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Hanson Ferry serves as a vital crossing point on the Grande Ronde River at the southern edge of this 1943 survey, marking a pocket of human activity within the extensive Umatilla National Forest. The map illustrates a landscape of high ridges and deep gulches, where isolated settlements like Cloverland and Mountain View are connected by a network of trails and primitive roads. Public infrastructure is represented by the Wenatchee Guard Sta and Saddle Spring Guard Sta, alongside local landmarks like Central Sch and Mountain View Sch.

Deeply carved drainages such as Asotin Creek and Lick Creek define the terrain, while the Washington Oregon Boundary Line runs along the southern border. This record captures the Blue Mountains region during an era when remote forest stations and river ferries were essential to the local economy and movement, before more modern infrastructure altered the accessibility of the Grande Ronde River canyon.